Barefoot Bob’s Beach Grill

Yeah that’s great restaurant I would definitely love to be there all day lol I kinda wanna work there.

Crusty old food on menus, all of them. Dirty glass, dirty spoon. Air freshener hanging from last year’s holiday garland. Lysol on the bar next to the filthy blender. Bothered bartender playing on her phone the entire time we were there. I recommend going to the nearest vending machine, at least it’s sanitary. Put down that phone and wipe some shit down, honey.
Beer glass was dirty so I drank from a can. We only ordered clam chowder. It was way too salty and tasted like flour. This is a great location that could be flipped to a better menu in winter. But that won’t work as long as it remains a roach motel. The bathroom was cleaner than the bar.

Most disgusting place. We got seated at a table outside right behind the trash. Smelled so disgusting Then, we asked to seat somewhere else. They gave us a different table full of flies. I understand outdoor seating but if you have flies all over its never a good sign.

Service is cute to look at but not good at serving. Waited for 1 beer waited for the check. Hand her the bill and my card she walks away and is not serving anyone at the bar so uh WTF?

My Husband and I just had lunch here. Let me start by saying that the food was excellent. The portions were large for the price, and we both enjoyed our food. I had the fried scallops and my Husband had the Baja tacos. The scallops were sweet and fresh. The Baja tacos came with rice and zucchini that my husband thoroughly enjoyed. If I were giving a review based on the food alone, I’d give the place a 5. Unfortunately, the service left much to be desired. Our waitress was pleasant enough and friendly. She just was inattentive and slow. It took a long time for her to greet us and bring water. The restaurant was not packed. Then when we asked for our check, we watched her have a conversation with another employee and do three other things before she brought us our check which was in her apron the whole time. We were a table of two and there were a few other tables in her section with more people. Those tables seemed to receive better service.
It should also be noted that the hostess stood at the host stand playing on her phone the entire time we were there.
The food is good for beach food, but if you go don’t expect prompt service or anyone to go out of their way to make the experience better.

Wow, WORST phone etiquette. Mackyla answered phone and sounded so rude then asked me to wait and then says «um…this girl wants to. like. talk to the owners and um like i dont know what to tell them».
Really? Im on phone, and can tell this person is an AIRHEAD. LIKE OH MY GOD REALLY! LOL
Mark, I was calling to speak to you and was horrified by the ppl you have running your establishment. So much for making business!

I’d like to say I was surprised and that the other reviewers were mistaken, but the 1 star ratings are for real. DO NOT EAT HERE. Fine for a drink– in fact, I was expecting dirty taps and skunked draft beer but it was fine.
Not made to feel welcome at all. 2 young «hostesses» upon entering the beach side to the outdoor patio exchanged scowling looks without any semblance of a greeting.
We arrived at 6p on a Friday evening. Place was crowded. After being seated, we were going to order just drinks and an app — considering the horrible reviews, we wanted to test it first.
Orders cup of chowder (tasteless-​chewy, something not fresh about it, inedible) and buffalo chicken dip (coagulated cheese curds, chewy chicken, and a splash of franks hot sauce — I guess that’s what makes it «buffalo»??? Chips were super stale and we had 2 bites of both chowder and dip before requesting the check. $ 30 failed experiment — won’t get fooled again.
Terrible food. Apathetic service. I noticed there was not a single owner response to any of the poor reviews — they probably should pay attention because when summer is over and the tourist/​alcoholics business dries up, Kitchen Nighmares (or any other show for that matter) won’t touch this place.
Another disappointing place that dots this sorry strip of so-​called beach in Hull — no wonder people steer clear.

I’ve been going to Barefoot Bobs for years but I’m fairly certain this past Saturday will be my last trip. For starters I ordered a Cobb wrap with a pasta salad, when it came out with fries I informed my server to which he said he would bring some right out. 15 minutes later when he came to check on our meals (my friend sent her fish back as it didn’t taste right) I reminded him again about the pasta salad as I don’t eat fries– he once again told me it would be right out. Fast forward another 20 minutes, he comes over with the check and asks if we can close out since he now had to hop on bar– I said that’s fine but I paid for a complete meal and only got half since I never got my pasta salad. He instantly copped an attitude and said «well I can give it to go to go but it’s only a side so I can’t so anything else». Um pasta salad to go… at the beach… on a 90 degree day? No thanks, and ignored the fact I paid for a COMPLETE meal which I did not receive. To top it off when we closed out we had a simple request– $ 25 dollars on the top card (it was black, shiny and the TOP card) and the rest on the red (red and on the BOTTOM) of course he messed that up as well. Again calling him out on it he barely responded. Bobs I used to love you but you service Saturday killed it for me and my group.

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. Waited to
Be seated for over 40 minutes and when arrived told to wait an extra 20 more minutes. After we complained the manager named ERICA who is extremely rude and snobby, refused to sit us because we were unhappy with the service and the attitude of the workers. Instead of her apologizing and making the situation better she made it wor she told us not to come back, worst experience and worse managing style ever ERICA also disturbed everyone in the surrounding area and caused a huge scene, will never ever go here. EVER! Stay away!!! Go to McDonald’s where the service is actually much better

We stopped in on Tuesday at noon sat at the outside bar no one ever even acknowledged us waited about 15 minutes still no service we left on the way out I told the hostess we were leaving because no one waited on us she didn’t even look up from her phone really wtf

Had Nick as our server and he was great. My wife had an awesome skinny margarita and we split the stuffed mushrooms with a lobster sauce as our app. Didn’t eat a full dinner. It really enjoyed what we are, the cocktails and the great service. For a small spot on the beach this a great place! We will be back

If you are going to be going for drinks, go at night and get served by the bartender, because the bartender knows what he’s doing. the waitstaff clearly does not.
First the hostess tried to seat us at a table with no umbrella in the 90 degree sun when there were 10 open tables, half of them with umbrellas. (They should put umbrellas at every table and take them down as the sun goes down).
Our waitress we had yesterday, did not know how to identify that my friends ID was in fact, real. until we were laughing at the fact that is 100% real and she asked the bartender and he agreed with us. Out of the 4 of us at the table, only 2 of us ordered alcoholic drinks. One of us with a strawberry daiquiri and the other with some cran vodka drink. One of my friends who was not drinking alcohol ordered a non alcoholic daiquiri, and when the bill came, the waitress charged us the same price for the alcoholic and non daiquiri. We knew this could not be right, even though she assured us it was the same price.
We brought the check to the bartender to investigate, he assured us the alcoholic one was $ 9 and the non was no more than $ 3, and corrected our bill for us.
All and all, the food was good but will not probably go back during late lunch hours and only go back to hang with the bartender who knows the deal.
I hope that Bob’s can invest in training their waitstaff a little better, as our waitress was nice and attentive but she knew little to nothing about the menu and drink menu.

I love Barefoot Bob’s! I’ve been wanting to go here since October. In my Restaurant and Resort marketing class, we watched the Restaurant Nightmares TV show with Gordan Ramsey. The episode was of Barefoot Bob’s and I couldn’t wait to go in person.
To begin, my server was very friendly. My Shirley temple was great; sometimes they’re too sweet or not sweet enough at other restaurants, mine was perfect! I tried my first oysters and they had a great presentation. Not bad! I shared the Fisherman platter with my mother, ¹⁰⁄₁₀! Every single piece of fish from scallops to haddock to clam strips was cooked PERFECTLY. Best fried seafood I had in a while. I’ll be coming back here soon!

Never again!!! We just came from dinner at Barefoot Bob’s and I will never go there again. I am giving a 2 star just because of their Maryland crab cakes that were really good. My son ordered clam chowder it was honestly the worse whatever it was that we ever tasted. The chowder tasted like it had gone bad and they dumped a bottle of lemon juice in it. The chowder was a strange grey color with a ton of crumbled bacon in it. Coming from the Boston area and knowing clam chowder I can tell you this was not chowder in any sense of the word. I myself ordered the fried clam strips another mistake. The clam strips were tasteless and I am still trying to figure out where the clam was. My basket was full of these thin strips of batter but I could neither find a clam nor taste one. I will say the service was great the young woman was very attentive and a great server.

I’m noticing a disappointing trend at Barefoot Bob’s lately, one that mimics their pre-«Kitchen Nightmare» days. What was once one of my favorite go to spots for comfort food on Nantasket Beach, has now become a «avoid at all costs» establishment.
I was a regular customer, who always brought a companion or two along for lunch or dinner. The food was always good and the atmosphere was fun. I actually preferred the Tiki Tavern look as opposed to Gordon Ramsey’s ill-​conceived yacht club makeover. The restaurant quickly redecorated back to its old surf bar concept, but it appears that their lackluster attitude is showing signs once more.
The last two occasions that I dined there were disappointing. Last time, On our arrival, there was no hostess at her station, yet there were two busboys sitting at a table next to the hostess station. They looked at us, but not once did either one of them say «the hostess will be right back» or at least bothered to go get someone for us. Usually, it’s a sit wherever you like kind of deal but it was a little busy in the dining room and we didn’t want to get lost in the shuffle of customers. When we were finally acknowledged, we were seated and given sticky menus and our table wasn’t the cleanest either. This didn’t set a happy tone to our evening.
Our server was fine… friendly and attentive. No issues there. But the food was a disappointment. I had the blackened Mahi Tacos, which tasted bland and uncooked. My girlfriend had the Cod Nantasket and it too was just warm, not hot as you’d expect. We asked nicely if they could heat it up for a moment or two, which our server did. When it came back out, it was hot but very watery on the plate, indicating to me that they microwaved it. And that’s fine… I know restaurants do this, but for God’s sake, re-​plate it and take some pride in the presentation. Her meal was rather un-​eatable by the time she was halfway done. I couldn’t blame her, as I had tried some of it and agreed it was garbage.
We decided to just get finished and pay up and leave. We didn’t penalize the server as far as the gratuity was concerned. I had no problem with our server. My problem is the overall impression that I get from the place lately.
Such as:
The owner sitting in the bar yapping with her friends, instead of overseeing the quality control of the restaurant.
The unsanitary conditions such as the above mentioned dirty table and sticky menus. And why is it every time I walk into the men’s room, I’m stepping into a puddle of water, with overflowing trash receptacles and no towels on the dispenser? Unacceptable.
The fact that because the big profits are made at the bar and the outside patio from the drinkers, that somehow patrons who simply wish to eat dinner inside are insignificant.
I think my days of being a devoted customer have come to a close. There is a lengthy list of restaurants which appeared on Kitchen Nightmares, that are now closed for business. If they don’t step up their game, they could end up another restaurant casualty very soon.

I should have read these reviews before coming here (mental note to always check Unilocal). I was pretty hungry and this place was packed so I figured it would be a good idea. After placing my order did I start reading the reviews and I was feeling queasy (food poisoning, soggy food, 2 hr wait for food, and… maggots?). I almost lost my appetite. Found out this place was also featured on Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares.
I ordered the jumbo shrimp cocktail, stuffed quahogs, and the Fried Fisherman Platter.
Our waitress was friendly. Food came out quickly. Shrimp cocktails were average size. Stuffed quahogs were decent and seasoned well. So the problem was the Fried Fisherman Platter ($ 20, fresh fried cod, sea scallops, shrimp, clam strips, fries slaw & tartar). I was disappointed when I got my entrée. I didn’t know I ordered French fries with a side of seafood. There were only 2 shrimps, 4 small scallops, and cod. The food wasn’t fried but was heavily soaked in a pool of butter and had bread crumbs sprinkled on top. The cod was cold and not fresh. Oh, and we were missing the clam strips and tarter sauce.

Try their maggot appetizers.
Literally WORMS in the seafood. It smells of rancid seaside waste (but is nothing compared to their bathrooms!) and we should have known. But when we received the order of «fresh» seafood appetizers, the friend I was with screamed. Live worms. Maggots, I guess.
Hey, it’s summer! And they have a whole new season of not giving a shit!
Try their maggots!

Great location obviously and friendly staff, but that’s really the only positive thing about this place.
Food was awful except for the free hoodsie with kids meal. Had to send both meals back. One had undercooked bacon. Chicken did not look to be fresh off grill — looked like it was cooked before and fridgerared. My sandwich came on a hot dog roll?
Also just a lot of little aggravating things. We finally get meals. took about 40 min, but it wasn’t crowded… ketchup bottle empty, Asked for onion rings — got fries, asked for pickles, none came. No booster seats.
Not the absolute worst experience, but wouldn’t go again… unless I had to. It’s such a good location, I don’t think this place could go out of business if they tried.

Came only because we wanted to make a decision for ourselves after seeing it on Kitchen Nightmares. Disappointed to see that they didn’t keep up with the changes. More disappointed with the food and very slow service.
Ordered clan chowder and 2 clam strips. The clam strips had too much breading, so much so that there were clumps of clam strips more than actual just clam strips. The fries that they came with were mediocre to begin with, but they covered most of the plate and were not that good. The only thing decent about the plate was the coleslaw.
As for the clam chowder, it was passable, but I wouldn’t call it clam chowder… It had bacon and cheese in it…
Should’ve listened to Chef Ramsey.

Im not sure where to start. Basically there is no reason to go here, under any circumstances… EVER.
Don’t let the patio sway you, this place smells, is filled with flies, is ridiculously over priced, the staff is rude and the food is AWFUL. Ive had several undercooked meals their and the staff has been rude each time. Do not go to Barefoot Bobs.